Tamil refugees are dying at a rate of about 1,400 each week at the sprawling Manik Farm internment camp in Sri Lanka, according to reports.
The Manik Farm camp was set up to house the largest number of the 300,000 mainly Tamil civilians forced to flee the northeast of the island as the army closed in on the Tigers.
Aid workers and the British Government have warned that conditions at the site are inadequate. Most of the deaths are the result of water-borne diseases, particularly diarrhoea, a senior relief worker told The Times on condition of anonymity. More...
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